Rep. Giddings is still fighting for Texas children, WOOT! WOOOT! In an amendment to Texas SB 1566 she added the following language from HB 2159 - "Amend SB 1566 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: Sec.A 33.908 GRACE PERIOD POLICY FOR EXHAUSTED OR INSUFFICIENT MEAL CARD OR ACCOUNT BALANCE. The board of trustees of a [A] school district that allows students to use a prepaid meal card or account to purchase meals served at schools in the district [the school] shall adopt a grace period policy regarding the use of the cards or accounts. The policy: (1) must allow a student whose meal card or account balance is exhausted or insufficient to continue, for a period determined by the board [district], to purchase meals by: (A) accumulating a negative balance on the student’s card or account; or (B) otherwise receiving an extension of credit from the district; (2) must require the district to notify the parent of or person standing in parental relation to the student that the student’s meal card or account balance is exhausted; (3) may not permit the district to charge a fee or interest in connection with meals purchased under Subdivision (1); and (4) may permit the district to set a schedule for repayment on the account balance as part of the notice to the parent or person standing in parental relation to the student." This bill has passed both the Senate and House and is ready for the governor's signature. The passage of this bill makes me wonder if Rep. Giddings and the others who stand against lunch shaming, somehow caught Rep. Stickland and the members of the Freedom Caucus while they were blinking. Whatever, they snooze and Texas children win! We are down to hours here folks, never have I been more optimistic about a positive outcome regarding this issue. We are on the path toward a #ShameFreeTX